Researchers report that the jaw joint bone, the center around which chewing activity revolves (literally), appears…
Month: August 2018
Study illustrates challenges of lowering tetanus mortality
The overall mortality in patients suffering non-neonatal tetanus is high. Efforts to reduce mortality in one…
Injection wells can induce earthquakes miles away from the well
A study of earthquakes induced by injecting fluids deep underground has revealed surprising patterns, suggesting that…
How damaging immune cells develop during tuberculosis
Insights into how harmful white blood cells form during tuberculosis infection point to novel targets for…
DNA accessibility, gene expression jointly profiled in thousands of cells
A new assay can concurrently trace, in thousands of different cells, the marks that shape what…
Simple test detects disease-carrying mosquitoes, presence of biopesticide
A new tool uses a smartphone camera, a small 3D-printed box and a simple chemical test…
Most land-based ecosystems worldwide risk ‘major transformation’ due to climate change
Without dramatic reductions in greenhouse-gas emissions, most of the planet's land-based ecosystems -- from its forests…
CRISPR halts Duchenne muscular dystrophy progression in dogs
Scientists for the first time have used CRISPR gene editing to halt the progression of Duchenne…
How our brain and personality provide protection against emotional distress
Researchers recently examined a sample of 85 healthy college students to see how a number of…
Scientists decode opium poppy genome
Scientists have determined the DNA code of the opium poppy genome, uncovering key steps in how…